Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective JoyAn account of the human desire for collective joy. Barbara Ehrenreich uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. She discovers that the same elements come up in every human culture throughout history: a love of masking, carnival, music-making and dance. |
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